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HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillIn broad terms, my hon. Friend is absolutely right in the way that he sets out how these things will work. I am grateful to him for making his point in the way that he did.…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillLet me say this to my hon. Friend: before coming to this place, I heard in my professional life—I have also heard this in my political life, as I am sure many of us have—“Do you…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillLet me finish this point, and then of course I will. My hon. Friend the Member for Worthing West dismissed in some Cromwellian way—I say this slightly tongue in cheek—the fact…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillI would have thanked my right hon. Friend for that intervention, but now I do not think that I will. My apologies—I thought that I had until six minutes past 7 to conclude, when I…22 May 2024HANSARDLocal Government (Pay Accountability) BillI am a little hurt that nobody has thanked me.22 May 2024HANSARDLocal Government (Pay Accountability) BillI am sure the Committee will be familiar with the dictum of Cecil Rhodes. He is often misquoted, but the direct quotation is: “Remember that you are an Englishman, and have…22 May 2024HANSARDLocal Government (Pay Accountability) BillI think the Bill was narrow in scope for a reason—possibly for the reasons that I will touch on in a moment. My hon. Friend makes a strong point, in principle. One could argue for…22 May 2024HANSARDLocal Government (Pay Accountability) BillI am grateful for the hon. Lady’s observation. She makes the key point that local authorities always do well to take into consideration whether the elected members as well as the…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time. Mr Deputy Speaker, may I begin by thanking you and your fellow Deputy Speakers for chairing proceedings in Committee so…22 May 2024HANSARD Funding for Local CouncilsI thank the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) for instigating this debate. I am only sad not to see the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) in his place—this…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillIn that case, I will not let the hon. Lady intervene. [ Interruption. ] Who was that? My hon. Friend the Member for Winchester (Steve Brine) chunters from the Back Benches up…22 May 2024HANSARD Holocaust Memorial BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful point, characteristically both passionate and knowledgeable, on behalf of her constituents. I want to put on the record now one point about…22 May 2024HANSARD Local Government Officials: BullyingI began my working day with an official visit to Croydon Council, followed by a visit to Slough Borough Council. Both were hugely enjoyable and rewarding, and the offer of being…09 May 2024HANSARD Local Government Officials: BullyingI am grateful to my right hon. Friend the Member for New Forest East (Sir Julian Lewis) for raising this important subject, and also to the hon. Member for York Central (Rachael…09 May 2024HANSARDLocal Government Stewardship UpdateAll hon. Members will recognise the critical role local councils play in providing essential statutory services to their residents and being accountable to the communities they…08 May 2024HANSARDCoastal Communities: East DevonI am grateful to the hon. Member for Tiverton and Honiton (Richard Foord) for bringing forward this important Adjournment debate about his area. It might be helpful if I set the…08 May 2024HANSARDCoastal Communities: East DevonThere is a rubric for taking decisions. The Department’s levelling-up initiative is, of course, handled by the Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities,…08 May 2024HANSARDCoastal Communities: East DevonMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point. Maybe the hon. Member for Tiverton and Honiton is the sort of bloke who complains that he did not win the lottery even though he did not buy…08 May 2024HANSARD Draft Representation of the People (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the draft Representation of the People (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024. It is a pleasure to…08 May 2024HANSARD Draft Representation of the People (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2024I thank the hon. Lady for the tone and tenor she adopted in her remarks. I would say to her that to err is human; to forgive, divine. I did start my remarks by issuing an apology…08 May 2024